--- description: The third season of Orphan Black begins airing April 18, 2015 title: Here's a First Look at Season 3 of 'Orphan Black' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f318d8d2926c0c7/69876fc4cd1bba1cfc6f4461/orphan-black.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's a First Look at Season 3 of _Orphan Black_ by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 18, 2014 5:41 PM CUT  Tatiana Maslany as Sarah and Ari Millen as Rudy in Orphan Black Tatiana Maslany as Sarah and Ari Millen as Rudy in Orphan BlackBBC America by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 18, 2014 5:41 PM CUT The first peek at _Orphan Black_‘s third season is here — and it looks completely tense. A first image, which premiered on _EW_ Wednesday, shows Tatiana Maslany as a clone (Sarah, probably) facing off against the newly-discovered male clone played by Ari Millen. The family reunion does _not_ look particularly fun. Show creator [Graeme Manson told](http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/12/17/orphan-black-season-3-first-look/# "undefined") _EW_ that the male clone pictured in the teaser image isn’t who viewers might expect. The clone isn’t Mark, the clean-cut man who viewers met on the cult-like farm last year, but is instead a new male clone from Project Castor named Rudy. As for this new clone breed, Manson raised more questions than he answered in the interview: “How are they different? How are they the same, these brothers? Is Mark a traitor? Is Mark undercover? Like everyone else on _Orphan Black_, Mark has divided loyalties.” While Mark and his brothers may be invading the show’s third season, Manson assured fans that Sarah and her sisters will remain the focus of the story. “We want that audience to be taking that journey with Sarah, throughout the whole series,” [said Manson](http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/12/17/orphan-black-season-3-first-look/# "undefined"). “She’s going to be leading her sisters and protecting her family. And that’s the drive. She’s the one that the audience roots for.” One thing Manson _did_ confirm, though, is that the new season will kick off more or less right where we left off in Season 2\. Based on the two teaser trailers circulating, there’s no time to waste. 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